103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1214
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dan Caulkins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new
105 ILCS 5/21A-25
105 ILCS 5/21B-20
105 ILCS 5/21B-40

 Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. Provides that the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and adopt any rules necessary to implement this program, including the standards that a qualified participant must meet to receive a Professional Educator License. Sets forth the requirements to complete the program. Provides that upon completing the requirements of the program, a qualified participant is eligible for a Professional Educator License. Makes related changes. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning education.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 
52-3.196 and by changing Sections 21A-25, 21B-20, and 21B-40 as 
6follows:

7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
8 Sec. 2-3.196. Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program.
9 (a) In this Section:
10 "Mentor teacher" means an individual who (i) holds a 
11Professional Educator License, (ii) has at least 7 years of 
12classroom experience, (iii) has an "excellent" rating on his 
13or her 2 most recent teacher evaluations, and (iv) has 
14volunteered to serve as a mentor teacher under this Section. A 
15school district may not require a teacher to assume the role of 
16mentor teacher under this Section.
17 "Qualified participant" means an individual who (i) holds 
18a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, (ii) holds 
19an associate degree or has completed a minimum of 60 semester 
20hours of coursework from a regionally accredited institution 
21of higher education, (iii) has a 3.0 cumulative grade point 
22average upon receiving the associate degree or completing the 
23coursework at the regionally accredited institution of higher 
 
 
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1education, (iv) is enrolled in the Temporary Teacher 
2Apprentice Program under this Section, and (v) is seeking a 
3bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of 
4higher education in this State.
5 (b) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, the State 
6Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
7Preparation and Licensure Board, shall establish and maintain 
8a Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program to assist qualified 
9participants in acquiring a Professional Educator License. The 
10State Board of Education, in consultation with the State 
11Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may establish and 
12adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section, including 
13the standards that a qualified participant must meet to 
14receive a Professional Educator License under Section 21B-20 
15of this Code.
16 (c) In order to successfully complete the Temporary 
17Teacher Apprentice Program, a qualified participant must:
18  (1) receive his or her bachelor's degree within 3 
19 years after receiving a temporary teacher apprentice 
20 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations under 
21 subparagraph (O) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of 
22 this Code; however, the qualified participant is not 
23 required to receive a bachelor's degree from an educator 
24 preparation program; and
25  (2) spend 2 full school years as a temporary teacher 
26 apprentice working one-on-one under a mentor teacher to 
 
 
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1 develop the qualified participant's pedagogy skills by 
2 assisting the mentor teacher in creating classroom 
3 curriculum and lesson plans, grading and evaluating 
4 students, and all other aspects of classroom activity 
5 performed by the mentor teacher.
6 (d) Upon completing the requirements set forth in 
7subsection (c), a qualified participant is eligible for a 
8Professional Educator License under Section 21B-20 of this 
9Code. However, prior to receiving a Professional Educator 
10License, the mentor teacher and the school principal shall 
11certify to the State Board of Education, in a form developed 
12and prescribed by the State Board, that the qualified 
13participant is eligible to receive a Professional Educator 
14License. In order to receive a grade level or subject 
15endorsement, the qualified participant must pass the 
16applicable content area test, but the qualified participant is 
17not required to pass a teacher performance assessment prior to 
18receiving a Professional Educator License under Section 
1921B-20.
20 (e) Each qualified participant shall receive pay while 
21serving in that capacity for no more than 2 school years. 
22Mentor teachers shall receive a paid bonus at the end of each 
23school year in which they serve as a mentor teacher for the 
24full school year. The rate of pay for the qualified 
25participant and the rate of the bonus pay for the mentor 
26teacher shall be determined by the school board, in accordance 
 
 
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1with the school district's applicable collective bargaining 
2agreement, if any. A school district may use appropriate 
3State, federal, or local revenue to issue pay or bonus pay 
4under this subsection (e).
5 Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly for 
6grants associated with Article 21A of this Code, the State 
7Board of Education may issue grants to school districts to 
8cover the costs associated with mentor teachers in accordance 
9with subsection (c) of Section 21A-25 of this Code. 




10 (105 ILCS 5/21A-25)



11 Sec. 21A-25. Funding.  
12 (a) From a separate appropriation made for
the purposes of 
13this Article, for each new teacher participating in a new

14teacher
induction and mentoring program
that meets the 
15requirements set forth in Section 21A-20 of this Code or
in an 
16existing program that is in the process of transition to a 
17program
that meets those requirements, the State Board of 
18Education shall pay the eligible entity for the duration of 
19the grant
for the purpose of
providing the following:

20  (1) Mentor teacher compensation and new teacher 
21 compensation.

22  (2) Mentor teacher professional learning or new 
23 teacher learning or both.

24  (3) (Blank).

25 (b) Each school district shall decide, in conjunction with 
 
 
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1its exclusive bargaining representative, if any, which 
2eligible applicant offers the most suitable program. If a 
3mentor teacher receives release time to support a new teacher, 
4the total workload of other teachers regularly employed by the 
5public school shall not increase in any substantial manner. If 
6the appropriation is not included in the State budget, the 
7State Board of Education is not required to implement programs 
8established by this Article. 

9 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, 
10subject to appropriation of funding under this Section, the 
11State Board of Education shall allocate no more than 25% of the 
12appropriation level for this Section to provide mentor teacher 
13grants under Section 2-3.196 of this Code. School districts 
14participating in the Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program 
15shall apply to the State Board for funding. No school district 
16may receive a grant of more than $2,000 per mentor teacher. If 
17allocated funds are less than the amount needed to fully fund 
18grants of $2,000 per mentor teacher, the grants shall be 
19issued on a prorated basis. 
20(Source: P.A. 102-521, eff. 8-20-21.)


21 (105 ILCS 5/21B-20)
22 Sec. 21B-20. Types of licenses. The State Board of 
23Education shall implement a system of educator licensure, 
24whereby individuals employed in school districts who are 
25required to be licensed must have one of the following 
 
 
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1licenses: (i) a professional educator license; (ii) an 
2educator license with stipulations; (iii) a substitute 
3teaching license; or (iv) until June 30, 2023, a short-term 
4substitute teaching license. References in law regarding 
5individuals certified or certificated or required to be 
6certified or certificated under Article 21 of this Code shall 
7also include individuals licensed or required to be licensed 
8under this Article. The first year of all licenses ends on June 
930 following one full year of the license being issued.
10 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 
11State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt such 
12rules as may be necessary to govern the requirements for 
13licenses and endorsements under this Section. 
14  (1) Professional Educator License. Persons who (i) 
15 have successfully completed an approved educator 
16 preparation program and are recommended for licensure by 
17 the Illinois institution offering the educator preparation 
18 program, (ii) have successfully completed the required 
19 testing under Section 21B-30 of this Code, (iii) have 
20 successfully completed coursework on the psychology of, 
21 the identification of, and the methods of instruction for 
22 the exceptional child, including without limitation 
23 children with learning disabilities, (iv) have 
24 successfully completed coursework in methods of reading 
25 and reading in the content area, and (v) have met all other 
26 criteria established by rule of the State Board of 
 
 
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1 Education or persons who have successfully completed the

2 Temporary Teacher Apprentice Program under Section 2-3.196

3 of this Code shall be issued a Professional Educator 
4 License. All Professional Educator Licenses are valid 
5 until June 30 immediately following 5 years of the license 
6 being issued. The Professional Educator License shall be 
7 endorsed with specific areas and grade levels in which the 
8 individual is eligible to practice. For an early childhood 
9 education endorsement, an individual may satisfy the 
10 student teaching requirement of his or her early childhood 
11 teacher preparation program through placement in a setting 
12 with children from birth through grade 2, and the 
13 individual may be paid and receive credit while student 
14 teaching. The student teaching experience must meet the 
15 requirements of and be approved by the individual's early 
16 childhood teacher preparation program.
17  Individuals can receive subsequent endorsements on the 
18 Professional Educator License. Subsequent endorsements 
19 shall require a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework 
20 in the endorsement area and passage of the applicable 
21 content area test, unless otherwise specified by rule.
22  (2) Educator License with Stipulations. An Educator 
23 License with Stipulations shall be issued an endorsement 
24 that limits the license holder to one particular position 
25 or does not require completion of an approved educator 
26 program or both.
 
 
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1  An individual with an Educator License with 
2 Stipulations must not be employed by a school district or 
3 any other entity to replace any presently employed teacher 
4 who otherwise would not be replaced for any reason.
5  An Educator License with Stipulations may be issued 
6 with the following endorsements:
7   (A) (Blank). 
8   (B) Alternative provisional educator. An 
9 alternative provisional educator endorsement on an 
10 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
11 applicant who, at the time of applying for the 
12 endorsement, has done all of the following:
13    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
14 college or university with a minimum of a 
15 bachelor's degree.
16    (ii) Successfully completed the first phase of 
17 the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for 
18 Teachers, as described in Section 21B-50 of this 
19 Code.
20    (iii) Passed a content area test, as required 
21 under Section 21B-30 of this Code.
22  The alternative provisional educator endorsement is 
23 valid for 2 years of teaching and may be renewed for a 
24 third year by an individual meeting the requirements set 
25 forth in Section 21B-50 of this Code. 
26   (C) Alternative provisional superintendent. An 
 
 
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1 alternative provisional superintendent endorsement on 
2 an Educator License with Stipulations entitles the 
3 holder to serve only as a superintendent or assistant 
4 superintendent in a school district's central office. 
5 This endorsement may only be issued to an applicant 
6 who, at the time of applying for the endorsement, has 
7 done all of the following:
8    (i) Graduated from a regionally accredited 
9 college or university with a minimum of a master's 
10 degree in a management field other than education.
11    (ii) Been employed for a period of at least 5 
12 years in a management level position in a field 
13 other than education.
14    (iii) Successfully completed the first phase 
15 of an alternative route to superintendent 
16 endorsement program, as provided in Section 21B-55 
17 of this Code.
18    (iv) Passed a content area test required under 
19 Section 21B-30 of this Code.
20   The endorsement is valid for 2 fiscal years in 
21 order to complete one full year of serving as a 
22 superintendent or assistant superintendent.
23   (D) (Blank).
24   (E) Career and technical educator. A career and 
25 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
26 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
 
 
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1 has a minimum of 60 semester hours of coursework from a 
2 regionally accredited institution of higher education 
3 or an accredited trade and technical institution and 
4 has a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience outside of 
5 education in each area to be taught.
6   The career and technical educator endorsement on 
7 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
8 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
9 endorsement being issued and may be renewed.
10   An individual who holds a valid career and 
11 technical educator endorsement on an Educator License 
12 with Stipulations but does not hold a bachelor's 
13 degree may substitute teach in career and technical 
14 education classrooms. 
15   (F) (Blank).
16   (G) Transitional bilingual educator. A 
17 transitional bilingual educator endorsement on an 
18 Educator License with Stipulations may be issued for 
19 the purpose of providing instruction in accordance 
20 with Article 14C of this Code to an applicant who 
21 provides satisfactory evidence that he or she meets 
22 all of the following requirements:
23    (i) Possesses adequate speaking, reading, and 
24 writing ability in the language other than English 
25 in which transitional bilingual education is 
26 offered.
 
 
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1    (ii) Has the ability to successfully 
2 communicate in English.
3    (iii) Either possessed, within 5 years 
4 previous to his or her applying for a transitional 
5 bilingual educator endorsement, a valid and 
6 comparable teaching certificate or comparable 
7 authorization issued by a foreign country or holds 
8 a degree from an institution of higher learning in 
9 a foreign country that the State Educator 
10 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
11 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
12 regionally accredited institution of higher 
13 learning in the United States.
14   A transitional bilingual educator endorsement 
15 shall be valid for prekindergarten through grade 12, 
16 is valid until June 30 immediately following 5 years 
17 of the endorsement being issued, and shall not be 
18 renewed.
19   Persons holding a transitional bilingual educator 
20 endorsement shall not be employed to replace any 
21 presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be 
22 replaced for any reason. 
23   (H) Language endorsement. In an effort to 
24 alleviate the shortage of teachers speaking a language 
25 other than English in the public schools, an 
26 individual who holds an Educator License with 
 
 
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1 Stipulations may also apply for a language 
2 endorsement, provided that the applicant provides 
3 satisfactory evidence that he or she meets all of the 
4 following requirements:
5    (i) Holds a transitional bilingual 
6 endorsement. 
7    (ii) Has demonstrated proficiency in the 
8 language for which the endorsement is to be issued 
9 by passing the applicable language content test 
10 required by the State Board of Education.
11    (iii) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher from 
12 a regionally accredited institution of higher 
13 education or, for individuals educated in a 
14 country other than the United States, holds a 
15 degree from an institution of higher learning in a 
16 foreign country that the State Educator 
17 Preparation and Licensure Board determines to be 
18 the equivalent of a bachelor's degree from a 
19 regionally accredited institution of higher 
20 learning in the United States.
21    (iv) (Blank).
22   A language endorsement on an Educator License with 
23 Stipulations is valid for prekindergarten through 
24 grade 12 for the same validity period as the 
25 individual's transitional bilingual educator 
26 endorsement on the Educator License with Stipulations 
 
 
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1 and shall not be renewed.
2   (I) Visiting international educator. A visiting 
3 international educator endorsement on an Educator 
4 License with Stipulations may be issued to an 
5 individual who is being recruited by a particular 
6 school district that conducts formal recruitment 
7 programs outside of the United States to secure the 
8 services of qualified teachers and who meets all of 
9 the following requirements:
10    (i) Holds the equivalent of a minimum of a 
11 bachelor's degree issued in the United States.
12    (ii) Has been prepared as a teacher at the 
13 grade level for which he or she will be employed.
14    (iii) Has adequate content knowledge in the 
15 subject to be taught.
16    (iv) Has an adequate command of the English 
17 language.
18   A holder of a visiting international educator 
19 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
20 shall be permitted to teach in bilingual education 
21 programs in the language that was the medium of 
22 instruction in his or her teacher preparation program, 
23 provided that he or she passes the English Language 
24 Proficiency Examination or another test of writing 
25 skills in English identified by the State Board of 
26 Education, in consultation with the State Educator 
 
 
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1 Preparation and Licensure Board.
2   A visiting international educator endorsement on 
3 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid for 5 
4 years and shall not be renewed.
5   (J) Paraprofessional educator. A paraprofessional 
6 educator endorsement on an Educator License with 
7 Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who holds a 
8 high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and 
9 (i) holds an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 
10 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited 
11 institution of higher education; (ii) has passed a 
12 paraprofessional competency test under subsection 
13 (c-5) of Section 21B-30; or (iii) is at least 18 years 
14 of age and will be using the Educator License with 
15 Stipulations exclusively for grades prekindergarten 
16 through grade 8, until the individual reaches the age 
17 of 19 years and otherwise meets the criteria for a 
18 paraprofessional educator endorsement pursuant to this 
19 subparagraph (J). The paraprofessional educator 
20 endorsement is valid until June 30 immediately 
21 following 5 years of the endorsement being issued and 
22 may be renewed through application and payment of the 
23 appropriate fee, as required under Section 21B-40 of 
24 this Code. An individual who holds only a 
25 paraprofessional educator endorsement is not subject 
26 to additional requirements in order to renew the 
 
 
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1 endorsement.
2   (K) Chief school business official. A chief school 
3 business official endorsement on an Educator License 
4 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who 
5 qualifies by having a master's degree or higher, 2 
6 years of full-time administrative experience in school 
7 business management or 2 years of university-approved 
8 practical experience, and a minimum of 24 semester 
9 hours of graduate credit in a program approved by the 
10 State Board of Education for the preparation of school 
11 business administrators and by passage of the 
12 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
13 content area test. 
14   The chief school business official endorsement may 
15 also be affixed to the Educator License with 
16 Stipulations of any holder who qualifies by having a 
17 master's degree in business administration, finance, 
18 accounting, or public administration and who completes 
19 an additional 6 semester hours of internship in school 
20 business management from a regionally accredited 
21 institution of higher education and passes the 
22 applicable State tests, including an applicable 
23 content area test. This endorsement shall be required 
24 for any individual employed as a chief school business 
25 official. 
26   The chief school business official endorsement on 
 
 
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1 an Educator License with Stipulations is valid until 
2 June 30 immediately following 5 years of the 
3 endorsement being issued and may be renewed if the 
4 license holder completes renewal requirements as 
5 required for individuals who hold a Professional 
6 Educator License endorsed for chief school business 
7 official under Section 21B-45 of this Code and such 
8 rules as may be adopted by the State Board of 
9 Education. 
10   The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules 
11 necessary to implement Public Act 100-288.
12   (L) Provisional in-state educator. A provisional 
13 in-state educator endorsement on an Educator License 
14 with Stipulations may be issued to a candidate who has 
15 completed an Illinois-approved educator preparation 
16 program at an Illinois institution of higher education 
17 and who has not successfully completed an 
18 evidence-based assessment of teacher effectiveness but 
19 who meets all of the following requirements: 
20    (i) Holds at least a bachelor's degree.
21    (ii) Has completed an approved educator 
22 preparation program at an Illinois institution.
23    (iii) Has passed an applicable content area 
24 test, as required by Section 21B-30 of this Code.
25    (iv) Has attempted an evidence-based 
26 assessment of teacher effectiveness and received a 
 
 
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1 minimum score on that assessment, as established 
2 by the State Board of Education in consultation 
3 with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure 
4 Board.
5   A provisional in-state educator endorsement on an 
6 Educator License with Stipulations is valid for one 
7 full fiscal year after the date of issuance and may not 
8 be renewed.
9   (M) (Blank).
10   (N) Specialized services. A specialized services 
11 endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations 
12 may be issued as defined and specified by rule. 
13   (O) Temporary teacher apprentice. A temporary

14 teacher apprentice endorsement on an Educator License

15 with Stipulations may be issued to an applicant who is

16 a qualified participant in the Temporary Teacher

17 Apprentice Program under Section 2-3.196 of this Code.

18 The temporary teacher apprenticeship endorsement is

19 valid until June 30 of the school year for which the

20 endorsement is issued and is not renewable. 
21  (3) Substitute Teaching License. A Substitute Teaching 
22 License may be issued to qualified applicants for 
23 substitute teaching in all grades of the public schools, 
24 prekindergarten through grade 12. Substitute Teaching 
25 Licenses are not eligible for endorsements. Applicants for 
26 a Substitute Teaching License must hold a bachelor's 
 
 
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1 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution 
2 of higher education or must be enrolled in an approved 
3 educator preparation program in this State and have earned 
4 at least 90 credit hours.
5  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 5 years.
6  Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for substitute 
7 teaching in every county of this State. If an individual 
8 has had his or her Professional Educator License or 
9 Educator License with Stipulations suspended or revoked, 
10 then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
11 Substitute Teaching License.
12  A substitute teacher may only teach in the place of a 
13 licensed teacher who is under contract with the employing 
14 board. If, however, there is no licensed teacher under 
15 contract because of an emergency situation, then a 
16 district may employ a substitute teacher for no longer 
17 than 30 calendar days per each vacant position in the 
18 district if the district notifies the appropriate regional 
19 office of education within 5 business days after the 
20 employment of the substitute teacher in the emergency 
21 situation. An emergency situation is one in which an 
22 unforeseen vacancy has occurred and (i) a teacher is 
23 unable to fulfill his or her contractual duties or (ii) 
24 teacher capacity needs of the district exceed previous 
25 indications, and the district is actively engaged in 
26 advertising to hire a fully licensed teacher for the 
 
 
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1 vacant position.
2  There is no limit on the number of days that a 
3 substitute teacher may teach in a single school district, 
4 provided that no substitute teacher may teach for longer 
5 than 120 days beginning with the 2021-2022 school year 
6 through the 2022-2023 school year, otherwise 90 school 
7 days for any one licensed teacher under contract in the 
8 same school year. A substitute teacher who holds a 
9 Professional Educator License or Educator License with 
10 Stipulations shall not teach for more than 120 school days 
11 for any one licensed teacher under contract in the same 
12 school year. The limitations in this paragraph (3) on the 
13 number of days a substitute teacher may be employed do not 
14 apply to any school district operating under Article 34 of 
15 this Code.
16  A school district may not require an individual who 
17 holds a valid Professional Educator License or Educator 
18 License with Stipulations to seek or hold a Substitute 
19 Teaching License to teach as a substitute teacher. 
20  (4) Short-Term Substitute Teaching License. Beginning 
21 on July 1, 2018 and until June 30, 2023, the State Board of 
22 Education may issue a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
23 License. A Short-Term Substitute Teaching License may be 
24 issued to a qualified applicant for substitute teaching in 
25 all grades of the public schools, prekindergarten through 
26 grade 12. Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are not 
 
 
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1 eligible for endorsements. Applicants for a Short-Term 
2 Substitute Teaching License must hold an associate's 
3 degree or have completed at least 60 credit hours from a 
4 regionally accredited institution of higher education.
5  Short-Term Substitute Teaching Licenses are valid for 
6 substitute teaching in every county of this State. If an 
7 individual has had his or her Professional Educator 
8 License or Educator License with Stipulations suspended or 
9 revoked, then that individual is not eligible to obtain a 
10 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License.
11  The provisions of Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this 
12 Code apply to short-term substitute teachers. 
13  An individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
14 License may teach no more than 15 consecutive days per 
15 licensed teacher who is under contract. For teacher 
16 absences lasting 6 or more days per licensed teacher who 
17 is under contract, a school district may not hire an 
18 individual holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching 
19 License, unless the Governor has declared a disaster due 
20 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the 
21 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. An individual 
22 holding a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License must 
23 complete the training program under Section 10-20.67 or 
24 34-18.60 of this Code to be eligible to teach at a public 
25 school. This paragraph (4) is inoperative on and after 
26 July 1, 2023. 

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-220, eff. 8-7-19; 
2101-594, eff. 12-5-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-711, eff. 
31-1-23; 102-712, eff. 4-27-22; 102-713, eff. 1-1-23; 102-717, 
4eff. 4-29-22; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; revised 12-13-22.)

5 (105 ILCS 5/21B-40)
6 Sec. 21B-40. Fees.
7 (a) Beginning with the start of the new licensure system 
8established pursuant to this Article, the following fees shall 
9be charged to applicants:
10  (1) A $100 application fee for a Professional Educator 
11 License or an Educator License with Stipulations.
12  (1.5) A $50 application fee for a Substitute Teaching 
13 License. If the application for a Substitute Teaching 
14 License is made and granted after July 1, 2017, the 
15 licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee 
16 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall 
17 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if 
18 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of 
19 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the 
20 Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full school days 
21 within one year of issuance. 
22  (1.7) A $25 application fee for a Short-Term 
23 Substitute Teaching License. The Short-Term Substitute 
24 Teaching License must be registered in at least one region 
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1 The licensee may apply for a refund of the application fee 
2 within 18 months of issuance of the new license and shall 
3 be issued that refund by the State Board of Education if 
4 the licensee provides evidence to the State Board of 
5 Education that the licensee has taught pursuant to the 
6 Short-Term Substitute Teaching License at least 10 full 
7 school days within one year of issuance. The application 
8 fee for a Short-Term Substitute Teaching License shall be 
9 waived when the Governor has declared a disaster due to a 
10 public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the 
11 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. 
12  (2) A $150 application fee for individuals who have 
13 not been entitled by an Illinois-approved educator 
14 preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher 
15 education and are seeking any of the licenses set forth in 
16 subdivision (1) of this subsection (a).
17  (3) A $50 application fee for each endorsement or 
18 approval.
19  (4) A $10 per year registration fee for the course of 
20 the validity cycle to register the license, which shall be 
21 paid to the regional office of education having 
22 supervision and control over the school in which the 
23 individual holding the license is to be employed. If the 
24 individual holding the license is not yet employed, then 
25 the license may be registered in any county in this State. 
26 The registration fee must be paid in its entirety the 
 
 
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1 first time the individual registers the license for a 
2 particular validity period in a single region. No 
3 additional fee may be charged for that validity period 
4 should the individual subsequently register the license in 
5 additional regions. An individual must register the 
6 license (i) immediately after initial issuance of the 
7 license and (ii) at the beginning of each renewal cycle if 
8 the individual has satisfied the renewal requirements 
9 required under this Code.
10  Beginning on July 1, 2017, at the beginning of each 
11 renewal cycle, individuals who hold a Substitute Teaching 
12 License may apply for a reimbursement of the registration 
13 fee within 18 months of renewal and shall be issued that 
14 reimbursement by the State Board of Education from funds 
15 appropriated for that purpose if the licensee provides 
16 evidence to the State Board of Education that the licensee 
17 has taught pursuant to the Substitute Teaching License at 
18 least 10 full school days within one year of renewal. 
19  (5) The license renewal fee for an Educator License 
20 with Stipulations with a paraprofessional educator 
21 endorsement is $25. 
22 (a-5) An applicant for a temporary teacher apprentice 
23endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations may not 
24be charged an application fee. 
25 (b) All application fees paid pursuant to subdivisions (1) 
26through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be 
 
 
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1deposited into the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund and 
2shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of 
3Education to provide the technology and human resources 
4necessary for the timely and efficient processing of 
5applications and for the renewal of licenses. Funds available 
6from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund may also be 
7used by the State Board of Education to support the 
8recruitment and retention of educators, to support educator 
9preparation programs as they seek national accreditation, and 
10to provide professional development aligned with the 
11requirements set forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code. A 
12majority of the funds in the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving 
13Fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient processing 
14of applications and for the renewal of licenses. The Teacher 
15Certificate Fee Revolving Fund is not subject to 
16administrative charge transfers, authorized under Section 8h 
17of the State Finance Act, from the Teacher Certificate Fee 
18Revolving Fund into any other fund of this State, and moneys in 
19the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund shall not revert 
20back to the General Revenue Fund at any time.
21 The regional superintendent of schools shall deposit the 
22registration fees paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of 
23subsection (a) of this Section into the institute fund 
24established pursuant to Section 3-11 of this Code.
25 (c) The State Board of Education and each regional office 
26of education are authorized to charge a service or convenience 
 
 
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1fee for the use of credit cards for the payment of license 
2fees. This service or convenience fee shall not exceed the 
3amount required by the credit card processing company or 
4vendor that has entered into a contract with the State Board or 
5regional office of education for this purpose, and the fee 
6must be paid to that company or vendor.
7 (d) If, at the time a certificate issued under Article 21 
8of this Code is exchanged for a license issued under this 
9Article, a person has paid registration fees for any years of 
10the validity period of the certificate and these years have 
11not expired when the certificate is exchanged, then those fees 
12must be applied to the registration of the new license.

13(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-570, eff. 8-23-19; 
14102-867, eff. 5-13-22.)


15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.